On the bank of the roaring Chu River, amidst the rich colors, an ocher-yellow stone mountain stands abruptly.
There is a castle with white walls and red roof standing on the stone mountain, which is particularly eye-catching.
Dayan Khan was standing at the foot of the city. His cotton armor was torn and stained with blood. He was extremely tired, but he was still in full force. He had just won a great victory.
Under his leadership, the Kashote cavalry and Ganden Phodrang's coalition forces defeated the rebel coalition of local secular nobles headed by the Kysheba family in the Nyim Grand Canyon, and fought all the way to the foot of Gyantse Fort.
At this time, Jixediba could no longer defend the majestic and strong Gyangze Fort, and the wealth and people in Gyangze Fort were swept away and fled in panic.
Another victory.
The Hoshuote cavalry were shouting victory, and the monks and soldiers of Ganden Phodrang were also cheering with their spears raised.
"Cut off the heads of those damn rebels and build a beautiful temple. Let it stand here forever to deter those rebels!" Dayan Khan kept holding back a fire in his heart, a raging fire.
There was shame and anger after his affair with his concubine was exposed, and anger after his brother Dalai betrayed him. There was also a bit of grievance that Layang made out of nothing and said that he had ordered her to poison her father.
Although he was often lectured by his father, saying that he was not as clever as Lao Liu in doing things, Ke Keyan respected his father Gushi Khan very much, and he and Layang were just drunk and confused, and Layang was just a humble slave beside his father.
This kind of thing is actually not a big deal.
Not to mention the customs here, there are some traditions here where nobles use slaves to entertain guests and wait for them to sleep. There are even many tribes here that have customs such as one woman marrying several husbands, and brothers marrying one wife.
How could his father deprive him of his position as heir just because of this? Even if his father did, he would not poison his father.
All this must be controlled by the damn Dalai's conspiracy. He ordered Layang to poison his father and then put the blame on himself, and also robbed him of his throne.
My chest is full of anger.
A group of Heshuote cavalry came over escorting a long row of prisoners. These were all members of the Diba family such as Jisheba. They were defeated and looked as dejected as a newly castrated dog.
Looking at them, Dayan Khan showed no mercy at all. He just wanted to vent now.
"Kill them all, leaving no one alive, damn the traitors!"
Ganden Phodrang Dibasonan Raoden came from a distance and said, "Since these people have already surrendered, why kill them anymore? Besides, many of them were forcibly recruited by Ji Sheba and other families, and they are all innocent."
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"Innocent?" Dayan Khan spat disdainfully, "No, none of them are innocent. The bows and arrows they shot and the stones they threw are not innocent. Since the army was sent out, how many Heshuote warriors under my command have died in battle?
,Are those human lives innocent?”
"Kill, leave no one behind."
Suonan Rao Dan tried hard to persuade him, but Ke Yanhan didn't give him any face.
Finally, Suonan Raodan left with an ugly expression.
Dayan Khan looked at his back and spat at him. This time he sent out troops to quell the chaos. He organized more than 10,000 people, and Heshuo was the leader of 4,000 cavalry. The whole army was dispatched, and Suonan Raodan also
Orders were sent to various sects to send troops. Drepung Monastery and other three major Yellow Sect monasteries also sent monks and soldiers. They gathered about 15,000 troops.
Suonan Raodan was the prime minister appointed by the Khan, and he was his minister, but the more than 10,000 sect soldiers and monk soldiers only listened to Suonan Raodan's orders, especially in the Battle of Nyimu Grand Canyon and the just-concluded Gyantse
During the battle, Suonan Raodan obviously felt that he was not doing enough work. He personally led the Heshuote cavalry to charge repeatedly. Suonan Raodan's troops were supposed to follow up, but they failed to come.
Even if he finally came up, the fight was very weak, which caused Dayan to be in danger and even injured in several places. If he hadn't been brave and fierce, the Heshuote cavalry under his command were also very elite and dared to fight, and he would have to deal with it today.
When his father was alive, he thought highly of Sonam Raodan, but Dayan Khan could not tolerate his attitude towards him.
He is the one sweating profusely.
Especially now that Lao Liu is fighting with him, Suonan Rao Dan's behavior is even more intolerable.
He had already made a mental note that he would be replaced when he returned to Lhasa after the rebellion of the Jisheba family and others was suppressed.
"The Heshuote cavalry followed me up the mountain and entered the fort to garrison and rest. Suonan Raodandiba led the rest of the troops and garrisoned at the foot of the mountain." Dayan Khan issued the order.
Gyantse, in Tibetan, means the summit of victory, the top of the Dharma Palace.
Because the Chu River flows through here, Tibetans are also accustomed to calling Gyantse area Nian.
Dayan Khan rode up the mountain to enter the fortress. He somewhat disliked Weizang. He did not like the temples and mountains everywhere. He still preferred the prairie in the north of the Tianshan Mountains and the Bayinbuluk in the Yuledus River in the upper reaches of Yanqi.
The prairie, what a scenery that is.
There are also the Ili Grassland and the Altay Grassland.
The castle in front of him, which he didn't like at all and even found out of place, was called Gyantse Zongshan Castle.
This small mountain is called Zongshan. Weizang is divided into thirteen sects. Each sect is equivalent to a county. Each sect builds a castle-style building on the hill where the zongfu is located. This mountain is also called a sect.
Mountain.
This palace and castle on Zongshan Mountain combines the functions of a temple and a local government. The castle is a palace-style temple, just like the Bu Palace in Lhasa.
Gyantse is a basin in Houzang, with the Chu River flowing through it. Agriculture is very developed. Gyantse is also one of the thirteen major sects, because not far to the northeast is the Nyimu Grand Canyon.
The Nyimu Grand Canyon is the junction of the front and back Tibet, and it is also the only way to go. It is also very dangerous. Therefore, the Gyantse Dzong and the Gyantse Fort have a very special position in the front and back Tibet, especially in terms of military. Although it is not compared with Yanmen Pass,
Like Tongguan, one man can't open it but ten thousand people can't open it, but it's also similar to Taiyuan after Yanmen Pass and Chang'an after Tongguan.
This castle has been built for hundreds of years, even earlier than the Shigatse Dzong. Because it is located in Sakya, on the road from Houzang via Yadong to Sikkim, on the road between the two vassals of Bhutan, and the land is fertile, it has always been a transportation hub for business travelers.
Tao is the third most important town in Uizang after Lhasa and Shigatse.
It is five hundred miles away from Lhasa.
The red wall of Zongshan Castle extends from the peak to the mountain behind the temple. There are reinforcements along the wall. However, the Jisheba coalition did not choose to defend the mountain castle. They ambush and intercepted in the Nimu Grand Canyon. Dayan saw through it and deliberately used the trick to deceive.
Defeat and lure the enemy, defeat the enemy army in reverse, and then take advantage of the victory to attack Gyantse.
Pretending to attack Shigatse, he forced the defenders of Gyantse to go down the mountain to rescue them. Then they attacked halfway across the river and pursued them all the way to the gates of Gyantse. The leader of the Jisheba family abandoned the city and ran away with the defeated army.
Without enough troops, it is impossible to defend the city alone.
The dzong fortress was empty, but the Heshuote cavalry still looted everywhere.
"Father Khan!"
Pensuke, the eldest son of Dayan Khan, came with a group of Taiji.
After several consecutive battles, everyone was a little tired, but they didn't dare to rest at this time. Everyone was worried about one thing, where to go?
Especially now that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has issued an order to Lhasa, depriving him of the Khan position and asking him to go to Beijing to plead guilty. Dalai was named Qinghai Khan, Handu claimed to be Saiyin Khan in Kham District, and Lao Wu did not go to Jishi Mountain.
Follow orders.
Even the chief administrators in Ali, Kashgar, and Khotan did not obey the orders of his uncle, the Khan.
Everyone rebelled against their relatives.
Now even Ganden Phodrang Sonam Raoden and those monk soldiers are obviously half-hearted, so how can we fight this battle?
Peng Suke was as tall and powerful as his father, and he was already a warrior on the battlefield at a young age. He stood in front of his father and couldn't speak.
Dayan already knew what he wanted to say, and even what the Taijis wanted to hear.
"Let me say it again, I have no personal relationship with Lao Shi's mother Layang, nor did I instruct her to murder the Great Khan,"
"Think about it for a moment, why was Dahan poisoned to death as soon as I left, but Layang was immediately taken to Qinghai by Lao Liu?"
"All this is just that Lao Liu wanted to seize the throne of Khan, and he committed patricide and regicide, and put the blame on me. Now there is no trace of Lao Shi. I believe that Lao Liu must have controlled Lao Ten to blackmail Layang into doing something.
He plotted to kill the Great Khan and then blamed me on the Emperor."
This explanation also makes some sense.
But it can't change the current grim reality. In fact, some of these four thousand Heshuote cavalry have already become unstable.
No matter what the truth is, Tenzin Dayan Khan is now in a bad situation. It can be said that everyone has betrayed his relatives. Not only is there a relationship with Diba in Tibet, but even Ganden Phodrang is half-hearted. Now no one among the Kushote princes is on his side.
Even the Emperor of Heaven directly issued an edict to depose him.
How can one person fight against the whole world?
"I have sent someone to ask for help from Ozirtu. He is my cousin and the leader of the Oirat Alliance. I don't believe there is no room for reason in this world."
"Will Chechen Khan help us?" Peng Suke doubted, after all, the emperor did not side with them.
"As long as there is enough benefit, he will help."
In order to restore the decline, Dayan Khan tried every means. He sent people to Ili to find his cousin Lut Khan King Erqirtu, and asked him to send troops to quell the chaos. The condition he gave was to replace the last Heshuote Western Expedition.
The Kashgar assigned to Yarkand was given to him.
Kashgar, including the surrounding areas, is a big fat piece of meat. Last time, Jorut divided up Kuqa, Baicheng, Aksu, Wush and other places south of the Tianshan Mountains. Kashgar is an even bigger piece of fat meat adjacent to it.
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How could Oqiltu not be moved by the surrender of such a large area?
Anyway, none of the nephews of the general manager in Tianshan South now listen to his orders. He won't feel bad if he sells the country that I have conquered. He will save himself first.
Even in order to persuade the Ming Dynasty to support him, he also sent people to appeal to Jin Shengtan and Qinghai, and he was even willing to cede Qiemo, Khotan, Hotan, and Yarkand to the Ming Dynasty.
All the land conquered by the Western Expedition was lost.
It is enough as long as we can retain Ali, Weizangkang District, Qinghai.
Zhongtai Ji has some hope in his heart, but he still has no confidence.
Go and have a rest.
At night, there was sudden chaos at the foot of the mountain, with fires everywhere and shouts of killing shaking the sky.
Dayan Khan was startled, "What happened?"
The incident happened so suddenly that the Heshuote people in the mountain fort didn't know what was going on. Pensuk Noyan, who was on duty, didn't even dare to go down the mountain. He ordered the fort gate to be closed tightly, the defense to be strengthened, and anyone who came close to be shot.
"It could be that the Jisheba rebels were fighting back, or it could be that there was internal strife among the monk soldiers." Peng Suke reported to his father who came to check.
Dayan Khan stared at the foot of the mountain, full of suspicion and suspicion, "It is also possible that Suonan Raodan is pretending to be an enemy attack but actually wants to attack us."
"Father, why is this?"
"Everything is possible." Dayan Khan saw a secret visitor before dark, bringing a secret message. The Fifth Emperor has decided to follow the emperor's will and support Qinghai Khan Dalai. His envoy is coming to Suonan
There are always changes in Rao Dan's army.
Dayan had to guard against it.
"Keep an eye on the gate of the castle, and no one from the bottom of the mountain is allowed to approach. But if anyone approaches, no matter who it is, shoot him immediately until dawn."
"Father Khan, what if Jisheba's rebels attack the military camp at the foot of the mountain at night?"